The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-06

encd disturbance OF Business Interests In certain
localities, which by IT'S reflex action seemed liable
| 10 enlbafrass seriously the entire country When
| no grcat or special urgency was shown, connecting
thrcatencd injury to important interests Will thel III
erl enforcement Of the section or whom the only
! showing made WIS OF the loss OF a certain line OF
traffic 10 one carrier which nevertheless WA ade.
| quAlely served by being gwen another dircciOn,
| Temporary orders were not made. Flity-eght petit
tons were filed for relief nom tho operation Ut the
| lourth section some Of which were Joint; ninety
I'VE railfoa1 companies were petitioners temper
airy orders were made IN twenty eases by tho terms
| ot which forty-thrcc carriers were for n limited
period aud pendlng full investigation relieved from
| the operation OF the section as 10 certain points
enumerated In each order, whcrr The charming OF
less Tor the longer distance was permitted 10 DO
continued Tor the time being.
In finally announcing Us conclusion, as & did on
the petition OF the Louisville & Nashville railroad
company for relief, the commission called the al.
teniion OF the several carriers which had obtained
orders 10 the desirabliiiy OF revising their tariffs
aud bringing them more nearly into conformity
with the general rule ~ the fourth section. The
opinion was expressed that this revision was prac'
tlcable without serious injury 10 Tho Interests in
NOlve1 This suggestion was acted upon BY r'Y.
efal Of the pctItOnlug carriep, and by still
greater number who had not rctitioned for riiet
aud mo commission takes pleasure now IN being
able TO report that IN large SECTIONS Of the country
Obedience 70 the general rule Of the fourth section
u without important exception. While bciore the
passage oil the act few Ines spcnted a. competition
Tor long haul traffic could be found upon
which the practice OF the lesser charge
for the longer haul did not exist ON
UfuIlrlinn
now come 10 an Cnd. This has Ia ZONE Instances
been accomplished by raising the rate ON through
uahic' but Ia many cases where this was dome inc
practical experiment resulted hnslly Va general
reduction throughout the line In other Instances
the lower rates on g.hnul trnfic wcro retained
and the Local rates reduced 10 the limit thus csiab'
lished. In still other Instances a c1uiprumisc
cours' was punued, the previous low rates NJ Ger
tain 80 called competitive points being raised some
what sud The local rates ut intermediate points
reduced sufficiently Ia be brought within the Etatu
tory rule THIS last course was pursued on some
OF the leading roads IN the southern States 10
point 10 which Il Was In their power 10 control the
ruics made.
The proCee has been continually going on, aud
| u aillin progress Tarih arr frnn time IA ttino
| hled With the commission, showing reconstruc.
ton 81 INC rates In The direction 81 The rule laid
| down In the fourth section. The carriers making
Them sometimes protest that the rates nrc not vol
UNFAIRLY made but only hccauso The law 70 ~
quirs, aud that they will involve auyc los III rcy-
enue The apprehension oi los IN c,scs when the
local and noncompcttiNc mtes aru adjusted 20 the
through rai-, H. In some cses supported b strong
The iransconilncnial roads have not oouiormcd
90 the grncn,l rule Of the fourth sociion. by the
manaccn Of those roads II ia conieudcd that In
view o, the competition which they must meet
not only Of ocean vessels but OF the Canadian rail
ways. Il VIII 10 absolutely impossible for them 20
comply with the strict rule Of the fourth section,
without airpndcring very largc portion OF their
through business aud that such surrender will bo
equally ruin1lls 10 their through business and
"a many other large interests on the Pacific coast.
How far this contention Is just the olmmlsson has
a. yet neither hal the Occaslon. nor found the op-
poriunity Tor Judging. but cafes now pending, ia
which the miss to Interior points arr com
palncd oi. will soon tcccyc attention, aud the
gcnenl question viii ptobaby to some extent be
Neither Is Il the cAse that the road, In the states
south oi the Ohio have come into general con
formally with the rule Of the fourth section kome
Of them have greatly modified their arns In that
Insist that compliance 4 not possible without
ruin. OF those tie case Of the Louisville Nash
vilio ripad company may he taken ~ representa-
tive In piiding proceedings against that com.
pany fof a violation Of the iuutih section u i
ifaukly HvONcd by ihc company that W. method OF
making mates has not been changcl slnce the act
was pascd and NJ the same Time ID II insisted that
| any considerable change d impossible Tho local
rates cannot n rpdurc 10 u said, because they are
pcuti,c miss are miscd. and to raise the com
Irfiuvc mtc- would b. 20 abandon the business.
which would then go 10 other chrricrs. II l. fur
thrr insisted Cor the company that while 10 gives
asit / compelled ~ 30, very low rates 70 com.
pciing points. the intermediate stations participate
In the b,nchh hccinsc their faiss uC! 90 vNccd the
rafrs o. the competitive points with the local mites
thoncc 10 tho Intermediate STATIONS n,l,lcd. aud
thereon every reduction lo the competitive point
c,isyt Ike reduction 10 the Intermediate point
al.o. This % has bccn aid, T. ihc conicntipn
which the company makes IN ucndinv cases and
In support OF which much evidence hus bVcn
some n the cascs IN which the s,ric, rule N tho
fourth section u not applied eases In which The
longer hnuk arc malc by circtitous routes, and
The chaycs are neccsshilly made v,y low Ia oulrr
~ meet the competition ~ more diicct lines The
com petition by thcsu cirultous rouirs g. in some
cafcs hardly legitimate. but whilo n continues u
| constitute disinfhiug clymcni IN thc gcuctal
Thought by the lnrsi uumwunitics IN ho important
| and there nfc pAdahiy anne weak lines that would
! hud 10 dnculi a. maintain n useful cvistcnro N
] NOT Itunitird 20 engsg. IN oomrcuion Tor bus
ncss that would naturally fall 81 other lines 10
hn rrcns IN aoige Of ihsg cisCs that the lower
charsgs on The longer hnuls arr Ouly made lower
hcruusc The points tn which they are made arr
uouWr by dlnri ruutra 20 The common market than
thc points 70 which the hlghef charr.s arc made,
aud On such Uatcs to compel the CrCultpIs mute H.
conform % the raj. Of NE fourth section strictly
would ho " C1mpcl un abandonment uf npmC pnf.
ton NJ %, brslucss n The dir'ct line. % the com.
mon inhrtet eve 70 Tie ncpfrr point Tie lower
nate, The clruhnus lnn hns no eliofnsti,c but %
90 the sans o. in gifo upHny attempt at cumpyu-
ton.
The commission has not ~ yet had occaslon "a
decide q case which Involved The crudrurtinu -
| the luuiih trttun IN o. application o. tmniU hY
question was mnic hHyiug hreu found. when the
| facts Wefr examined. not to prcsenl 10 % Inter.
| state Dummctrc lunmis .inn k,puuH. y. 100
In .uuc rnss tha lower tttr on ur louEof line "
n combustion If rate o,rffttcnl Iine, nnl Id hns
| bCrn cuuilhlrd in sumg quarters that the fourth
section u1li apIlir, o. 0nscl ln which the rnuicr
| cintfua mo line uf iuuTSf haul nni makes tho
| chang mon tlHt ui.n Ihs commission does not
/ tir tAis Vipv, bat hu divided in thu uuC ~ the
Vermont State Orange asHlut the rls,In g. LoNtil
| ullruad uYNpfuy uud uihrr 70 Interstate ton.
| mCn,' commits on l,cppris Iase llsl that whcr. "A
| caIry uui.v viii one uf muU othrr To- making r.
ulir f.f long haul traffic the nate 90 made ruLsfi.
tufr, mUlfIw f0f tlC MITES on Shorthand tuinir
uf.,u iis uRu limos much Hs t would 10 she long
hlul Imu.ioHaiiyu vns u1 ~ line exclusively
Where the pms ilHr uI making Che rrpuigr thnrrr
upon th' .hoftcf haul has pNyairl. tic cfrct %
o. ahrNniinu urpu stIic lfifou ul tIc business OF
The smhlcrc.i,c OF The c'uuuy thould pclhals.
sItluu tp handle rutis 1T 30 Aud. purchasing
| them ~ lmlprnE mnnuiariuf.nr nnd pi'la,. us
| p1.nl a9l Z .,l.inE 10 VITAL bay,o ~ ilo NON
youd thvc dhfihutiug polnis, and have brcn 30
low that scoN could bc iaipn ~ thcm Rnl srnt Cor.
waul hNcf handling. ct even uiuruci fora certain
distance olrl sc ainie line Al a if5 rrirr-r nat
ul if..sIt Than uU smaller plhrrs could obtain un
I To- sam0 goods nova thv aiuo initial point Tho
! ability % do thn hit dctrlnprd Yry imfurtant
/ busure huuat and hll lnurly CONTROLLED busi.
ur.s Wrihnlt ln tnnr tcriIuns % thH country bat
/ 10 80 'DE,f "a, gts when Oh. fourth s.gtun hu hocn
/ prIfNY npp. VI. Tao rate if1m ths initial polut
] lo Iht slt,u city at. iur yAimple iIur baltimore
I or lhtndylphln 'u uautlllo. Naaadd.i tH che rate
/ HON that Ioiul tn smaller ruiuu b.yurd. will
/ then D. wDu than the Though rhirs lllin the
Initial Iuill 10 he htt'r piauC, nud al the taao
| hh' tht rate tn th1 ENrn tlW VII hr o. Euat or
Eittst lNan lhc Wl'. io iln ihi.fmgd.atc points un
the Same lluc ani thc natural eiiv, O. lu dgpusi
| uc WhulHAla bu.lnrs % all such lnlntH aud 10
uIruN Gao ufic into che hands OF tho metropolitan
dcrisr. This tct BE- clrufiy sccn in saint I'd th0
Cn.i's uuW p'ndlnE hrlUfr thO commission. Ihrn
rlr tuunphahllrus iuf att fnCh incidental Injuries
and 1Ae question involved pg.ng onc oi legislative
INflNN NlN ff'Nlii'l fli'lNH " HN0NNlNNi 20 ftllH
ilr be. ~ uicy east, Without rOuncut upon
| them.
The commhiluu. On ortntct A. ctu.ri q circular
! lUtt0 Oh hg snnt a. che VARIOUS urrtm tuhlptt 10
| thc provisions ~ tuu utt Throughout The Oniipd
static. inquiunE conurIuiug ,hc pmgilul npplira.
ton ui thr fourth aJvtIuu iu making thr taiIs Iu
uHr uTun NE lingf Of tufh frHpDtNgiy ibis cir.
| rular has hcpn NrN rrUHrtlY an0Wrttll. aud Tho
rplh- rllc tull luiHfuntun in urfFrt 40 the man.
NJ lu which The pp tIOln ~ she "lurf aud thsft
/ luul rlhuF an nui being observed ly thc Uarfipfs.
! \ very huc uumpsr ui ullrlid ruuuuIus lines
| aud WfiCuH nuurr U1ulVufaliy that then, arr r,,